In the context of the ongoing stalemate in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and the approaching US midterm elections, the Biden administration, which faces great pressure, has begun a series of massive actions to demonstrate its control over the global situation. First, the air force forces of the United States and South Korea plan to hold the largest air joint exercise in five years from October 31 to November 4. Both sides will send 240 fighter jets, including F-35 fighter jets, gathered on the Korean Peninsula to cope with the so-called "regional tensions."
After the end of the US-South Korean air military exercise, the US-Japan joint sea and air exercise code-named "Sword". This major operation of the US and Japanese Navy has gathered a total of 4 aircraft carriers and combat platforms. In actual combat, these four maritime giant ships can carry only a hundred F-35 fighter jets in total, forming a mountain of pressure that is so powerful that the fifth-generation aircraft can swallow mountains and rivers.
A series of military operations between the United States, Japan and the United States and South Korea have two main purposes. First, shock North Korea and force the Kim Jong-un regime to give up the development of nuclear weapons , completely block and curb North Korea's confidence and ability to counter the US-Japan-South Korea alliance; second, threaten China and "NATO" Asia-Pacific region , thereby copying Ukraine's experience to the surrounding areas of China, and the United States once again reaps the benefits.
joint military exercises are just a means to show the existence of the US military to the outside world. As for whether Japan and South Korea cooperate, American politicians still need to use both soft and hard methods and slowly promote them. On October 26, in Tokyo, Japan, US Executive Deputy Secretary of State Sherman, Japanese Foreign Minister Kenyamori and South Korea's Deputy Foreign Minister Zhao Xiandong held a meeting of deputy foreign ministers of the United States, Japan and South Korea. The focus on the open is of course the recent hot situation on the peninsula. At the press conference held after the meeting, the United States, Japan and South Korea expressed that they would respond to North Korea's seventh nuclear test with an "unprecedented tough" attitude, and would also seek cooperation with the international community, urging North Korea to stop illegal military operations and return to the negotiating table.
In addition to the North Korean nuclear issue, the real focus of the US-Japan-South Korea meeting is still China. After all the conspiracies in the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait failed, the Biden administration could only hope to establish the three alliances of the United States, Japan and South Korea to build a strategic network surrounded by China. As strategic ally of the United States, Japan and South Korea were forced to jump on the US "pirate ship" regardless of their reluctance.
Since Yun Seok-yeol came to power, the high-level interactions between the United States and South Korea, especially military cooperation, have become closer. Not long ago, despite China's strong opposition, South Korea accelerated the deployment of the THAAD air defense system, posing a major threat to China's national security. After " THAAD ", the South Korean authorities also intend to promote the deployment of US nuclear weapons to their own territory, which is an obvious "to deal with North Korea's nuclear threat ", but everyone knows that this is a strategic deterrent against China.
In the " National Security Strategy Report " released by the United States on October 12, it defines the next ten years as the "most decisive decade" and regards China as the "most important geopolitical challenge of the United States, which is obviously a comprehensive challenge under the G2 system with China.
City gates affected the fish in ponds, and two strongmen in China and the United States played boxing. South Korea, as spectators, is the most likely to be accidentally injured. If South Korea cannot face up to the essence of China-South Korea relations and give up the practice of choosing sides between China and the United States, then even if it is splashed with a trace of Mars , it may ignite a raging fire.
On October 27, Chinese Ambassador to South Korea Xing Haiming said at an open event that the United States upgraded its semiconductor exports to China, threatening the stability of the global industrial chain and damaging the common interests of all parties. After criticizing the US's trade protectionist behavior, Ambassador Xing kindly reminded people from all walks of life in South Korea that the United States is absolutely not rude to others for its own interests, especially South Korea, which is an ally.
The "Inflation Reduction Act" passed by the Biden administration has caused heavy losses to South Korean automakers in the United States. The introduction of the chip bill has made South Korea's semiconductor industry suffer.
Former US Secretary of State Kissinger once bluntly stated, "When the United States' enemies are dangerous, but when the United States' allies are deadly."Your own destiny needs to be mastered by yourself. In the changing and turbulent years, if South Korea continues to follow the lead of the United States, then its ultimate destiny can only be decided by the "officials" of the United States.
